GRE Word List

ENDEMIC

belonging or native to a particular people or country

The meaning of the word endemic is belonging or native to a particular people or country.

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WordMeaning
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
lumenthe cavity of a tubular organ or part
terminationend in time or existence : conclusion
tardymoving slowly : sluggish
ramifyto split up into branches or constituent parts
stampto pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument
problematicposing a problem : difficult to solve or decide
jurisdictionthe power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law
recitala detailed account : enumeration